Combined tent top and hand bag



April 23, 1929.

J.- P. LILLESU-PETERSEN COMBINED TENT TOP AND HAND BAG Filed July 24,1926 Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES JENS PETER LILLESb-PETEBSEN, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

COMBINED TENT TOP AND HAND BAG.

Application filed July 24, 1926, Serial No.

My invention relates to a combined tent top and hand-bag, said insertionbeing adapted to serve a tent top as well as a handbag in which the tentwall and the appertaining memljiers, such as a collapsible or telescopicpole, pegs, and the like can be housed whereby the transportablencss ofthe entire tent greatly facilitated. The bag forming top consists,firstly, of a ring consisting of two practically semi-circular partshinged one to the other so that they can be laid side by side. andsecondly, of a. bagforming piece of fabric attached to said semicircularparts, or to said ring respectively, and being intended for use eitheras bag (when the two parts of the ring lie side by side) or as top orhood of the tent (when the said parts of the ring lie in one plane so asto form the ring). The open and inverted bag is supported by a tentpole, and the tabric forming the tent wall or sides can then be attachedto the said ring and to the ground, this latter connection beingeti'ccted in the usual manner with the aid of pegs or the li kc havi ngbeen carried previously thereto in the bag.

The invention is illustrated diagrammatically and by way of example onthe ac- (ompanying drawing on which Figure 1 a pm-spectiverepresentation of the complete tent ready for use, Figure 2 a plan ofthe expanded bag or tent-hood, Figure 3 a sideview of the tent-hood,together with the upper portion of the pole, and Figure 4 a side-viewof. the bag, together with the pole portions secured to the bottom ofthe bag, the tent fabric liicing housed within the bag.

On the drawing, 1 denotes a two part ring, whose halves are connectedwith each other by hinges 2. The ring either actually circula r or atleast approximately so and consists of metal, Wood or another suitablematerial. In Fig 13 the ring 1 is in horizontal position and carried inthis position by the tent pole by the intermediary of the hood i-l whichconsists of a fabric like that of the tent wall and which can beattached to the ring and suspended from it, as in Fig. 1. In theothermain position the ring is collapsed, in that its halves are located sideby side, as in Fig. 4, the hood forming now a bag, and the ring halvesforming the bows of that bag.

The hinges 2 are preferably so designed 124,726, and in Denmark August1, 1825.

that they permit moving the rin halves towards and against one anotheron y in one direction, i. e. that in which they are converted into bagbows, viz from the position of Figs. 1-3 into that of Fig. 4, andreversely, but prevent continuation of the respective movement in thesame direction.

The tent pole consists of a plurality of pieces which can be connectedwith each other by any desired means so as to be converted into a rigidrod or pole. The length of these pieces corresponds practically to thediameter of the ring 1, as can be judged from Fig. 4. When the polepieces have been connected with each other and the pole has been stuckinto the ground the ring halves are being spread so as to form a ring,and the bag fabric is put upon the upper end of the pole so as to formthe top of the tent. Finally the tent wall is attached to the ring or tothe hood, as desired, by any suitable means. The piece or pieces offabric form ing the tent wall can be housed in the bag (Fig. 4) and thepole pieces can be attached to the bottom thereof by straps 6 or thelike. Grips 5 firmly connected with the ring halves permit to carry thewhole structure in a convenient manner, the more, as its weight is onlyvery moderate. The precise shape of the grips is immaterial, two shapesbeing illustrated in the drawings.

I claim:

1. A combined tent-top and hand-bag, comprising, in combination, atwo-part ring, hinges connecting the ring parts with each other, and apiece of fabric connected with said ring along the entire circumferencethereof and being shaped like a bag body so as to be adapted for use astop of tent and as a bag adapted to receive a tent wall, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A combined tent-top and hand-bag, comprising, in combination, atwo-part rin hinges connecting the ring arts with eatiii other, a gripin the middle of each ring part, and a piece of fabric connected withsaid ring along the entire circumference thereof and being shaped like abag body so as to be adapted for use as top of tent and as a bag adaptedto receive a tent wall, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature.

JENS PETER LILLIESb-PETERSEN.

